What the Vissani VADA22A4HWT costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VADA22A4HWT at 276 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VADA22A4HWT against the category
That's 27% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 138 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $19/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VADA22A5HWT ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VADA22A4HWT. PELONIS PAD22C1DWTS ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani sells 13 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $47/year under the VDHTL50P, its priciest.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for dehumidifiers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
The Vissani VADA22A4HWT is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VADA22A4HWT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 138 of 546, the Vissani VADA22A4HWT sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 276 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.